Emma Finucane regularly exhibits in group shows, has had three solo shows to date and is a member of the Black Church Print Studio. Most recently her work has been shown in Germany and Copenhagen and was selected by Andrea Schlieker for the Claremorris Open 2005, and Terry Atkinson and Ariella Azoulay for Perspective 2005, OBG Galleries Belfast. In 2006 she has been awarded an MFA from the NCAD, Dublin 8; a phase One Research and Development Grant from CREATE; a Wicklow County Council Artist in Residence Award and an International Utopian Art Prize, Wurzburg, Germany.

The work for me exists on two levels; idea/concept and process. The initial trigger, the impetus to make art, the forming of concepts and idea, followed by the realisation of a finished piece i.e. when that idea has gone through a creative technical process. Here the idea can change tack and sometimes becomes dominated by a celebration of mark, sensory concerns, compositional equations, the layering of multi plate imagery, and/or the provocative nature of colour. At this stage the piece begins to exist outside the initial inspiration. It is an organic transition. The idea that the initial vision can become something else through technique and process is something which is of great interest to me.

Niamh Flanagan was born in Dublin and studied Fine Art Printmaking at the National College of Art and Design, Dublin. She graduated in 2002 with a commended 1st Class Honours and has been based in Dublin and Donegal since her graduation. Her work seeks to explore the possibilities of fusing printmaking within a wider contemporary art practice. She incorporates etching, photography, text, digital media and sculpture in her installation work. Her 2004 collaborative installation Outside the Box Inside the Cube won 1st prize for an emerging artist at the Dunlavin festival of Arts and was selected by open submission for Art Trail, Cork. She has exhibited her work in Dublin, Cork, Donegal, Wicklow and Oslo. She completed a residency at Cló Ceardlann na gCnoc Print and Visual Technology Workshop in 2004. She has been a member of the Graphic Studio Dublin since 2005.

Taffina Flood was born in Dublin in 1967 and received her degree in Fine Art from the National College of Art and Design in 1991. Since 1990 she has participated in several group exhibitions around Europe, she had her first one person show in 1998. Her work can be seen in collections such as the Allied Irish Banks, Bank of Ireland, The Arts Council, Canada Life Insurance and University College Dublin.

Monica Flynn A graduate of Limerick School of Art & Design, Monica Flynn went on to study at UCD, Dublin & the Craft Council of Ireland, Kilkenny. She has exhibited in numerous group shows including most recently ‘All Yesterday’s Parties’, Workroom Elsewhere, Open Submission Print Show, Limerick Printmakers and Contemporary Irish Design Showcase, Davis Gallery, Dublin. She is currently a member of Black Church Print Studio and recently completed a residency in Custom House Studios, Westport.

including Direction (FRAMED) (left)

Music has always been an important part of Anthony Frost's creativity and has been an inspiration for many years. His lusciously layered abstract works evoke the same immediacy and emotional response as fine music. Frost achieves powerful and engaging results through simple and economical motifs and confident use of colour.